Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced that the World Premiere of Steven Spielberg’s new film The Fabelmans will take place this September at the 47th edition of TIFF.A deeply personal portrait of 20th Century American childhood, The Fabelmans is a coming-of-age story about a young man’s discovery of a shattering family secret and an exploration of the power of movies to help us see the truth about each other and ourselves.The film’s ensemble cast includes four-time Academy Award® nominee Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle, Oscar® nominee Jeannie Berlin, Julia Butters, Robin Bartlett, Keeley Karsten and Academy Award® nominee Judd Hirsch.Inspired by Spielberg’s own childhood, The Fabelmans is written by Spielberg and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America, Caroline, or Change), who has earned Oscar nominations for his screenplays for Spielberg’s Lincoln and Munich.
The film is produced by three-time Oscar® nominee Kristie Macosko Krieger (West Side Story, The Post), Spielberg and Kushner.
